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Table 6 Health workers attitude and personal use (or/and family use) of SP for management of uncomplicated malaria, 2004

From: Do health workers’ preferences influence their practices? Assessment of providers’ attitude and personal use of new treatment recommendations for management of uncomplicated malaria, Tanzania

Characteristic variable

Category n=(146)

Children<5: OR (95%CI)

Older children/adults: OR (95%CI)

Pregnant women: OR (95%CI)

Self use: OR (95%CI)

Own child/family use: OR (95%CI)

  

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

District

Morogoro (59)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

K/Ulanga (87)

5.8

3.4 ‡

5.1

2.7‡

3.5

2.4‡

1.2

0.5 ‡

1.2

2.1‡

(0.7-48.3)

(0.3-35.2)

(0.7-42.4)

(0.2-29.9)

(0.4-31.1)

(0.2-30.7)

(0.5-2.2)

(0.1-1.8)

(0.5-3.2)

(0.5-7.8)

Health facility type

Hospitals (90)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

H/Centers (22)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.6

0.7 Ɨ

2.1

0.8 Ɨ

(0.6-4.4)

(0.1-3.9)

(0.6-7.6)

(0.1-4.1)

Dispensaries (34)

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.5

1.2 Ɨ

4.5

3.0 Ɨ

(1.9-15.6)

(0.2-8.0)

(1.5-13.3)

(0.5-17.6)

HF ownership

Public (79)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Non-public (67)

1.5

0.5¥

1.2

0.4¥

1.2

0.5¥

0.3

0.2¥

0.2

0.2¥

(0.4-5.8)

(0.1-2.7)

(0.3-4.9)

(0.08-2.3)

(0.2-6.0)

(0.07-3.5)

(0.1-0.5)

(0.05-1.2)

(0.06-0.5)

(0.06-1.1)

Cadre of health worker

Other nurses (55)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Physicians (8)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.2

2.6§(0.5-13.5)

-

-

(0.2-5.5)

Clinical Officers (26)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.9

1.4§

0.8

1.3§

(0.7-5.4)

(0.6-3.4)

(0.3-2.3)

(0.4-4.1)

Trained nurses (55)

1.2

0.8§

1.7

1.0§

5.4 (0.6-47.8)

3.6§ (0.3-34.9)

1.1

1.8§ (0.6-5.4)

2.5

3.1§

(0.3-5.0)

(0.2-3.7)

(0.4-7.6)

(0.2- 5.4)

(0.4-2.8)

(0.6 -9.8)

(0.4-14.2)

 

Other cadres (2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. ‡Adjusted for type of health facility, health facility ownership and health worker cadre.
  2. Ɨ Adjusted for district, health facility ownership and health worker cadre.
  3. ¥ Adjusted for district, type of health facility and health worker cadre.
  4. § Adjusted for district, type of health facility and health facility ownership.